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GalleryMr Simms Olde Sweetie Shoppe, Fulham Broadway
Mr Simms Olde Sweetie Shoppe in the shopping mall directly above Fulham Broadway tube station is proof that small really is beautiful and that you really can use stock as an integral element of a store’s design.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What does a squeeze on household finances mean for retailers?
The Bank of England has said consumers face the biggest squeeze in their household finances since the 1920s. What does this mean?
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GalleryTesco’s different shades of green
John Ryan meets Tesco’s new design chief and discovers why there’s nothing boring about green supermarkets
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OpinionWade-Gery points the way to future of M&S
Today’s multichannel leaders are tomorrow’s retail leaders.
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AnalysisMary Portas: Queen of shops or enemy of retailers?
Mary Portas’ new series, Secret Shopper, has incurred the wrath of retailers. But the ‘queen of shops’ remains defiant.
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AnalysisX5 in battle for leadership with new growth strategy
Russia’s largest grocer, X5 Retail Group has revealed a change to its expansion strategy and will now be targeting small cities and towns with populations of more than 50,000 inhabitants.
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NewsBlacks Leisure chief executive Neil Gillis resigns
Blacks Leisure chief executive Neil Gillis is to resign from the retailer.
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NewsJaeger to expand into Russia
Premium fashion retailer Jaeger is to enter the Russian market with two Jaeger London stores.
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NewsClothes prices may rise 14% this autumn
Clothing prices are forecast to climb by up to 14% in the second half of this year this year.
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NewsFonehouse hunts new stores as old ones are refitted
Mobile phone retailer Fonehouse is ramping up the roll-out of its new store format as it plans to triple its store count by early next year.
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NewsJack Wills to expand further overseas
Preppy fashion retailer Jack Wills is to expand further internationally, with the US, Europe and the Far East in its sights.
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NewsMary Portas: retailers get to answer back
Retailers have the chance to respond to criticism on Mary Portas’ website, after the television retail guru launched a “retailer response tool” on its Secret Shopper forum.
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NewsCo-op revamps stock management system
Grocer Co-operative Group is set to improve its product availability as it rolls out a central stock management system it inherited from Somerfield.
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NewsNet-a-Porter launches online TV station
Online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter is to launch its own digital TV station to air on its website.
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NewsEverything Everywhere to test stores under own name
Everything Everywhere, the business formed by the merger of T-mobile and Orange, is to pilot stores under its own name in five locations.
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AnalysisJoining forces to stop retail crime
The rise of UK loss prevention forums is giving businesses a new voice in the battle against retail crime, finds Alison Clements
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Opinion
Mydeco.com
Buying furniture online is not easy. Trying to envisage the products in place, and combining and comparing products from lots of retailers is tricky. Which is where Mydeco.com comes in.
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OpinionRetail’s age of the apprentice
Education is constantly in the news, whether it’s school league tables or university fees.
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Analysis
Not just a pretty face
Successful collaborations between retailers and celebrities now require the famous faces to do much more than just smile for the camera.
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AnalysisRick Bendel
The Asda marketing veteran has become a driving force at parent Walmart, but can he counter the criticism of his current ‘baby’, the Asda Price Guarantee?